Howe, along with his colleague [[Alan Lee]], was the lead artist for [[The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy]]. Contrary to popular belief, he does not appear as one of the nine [[Nazgûl|Kings of Men]] in the Prologue of [[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring]]. Howe is often identified as the second from the left, but a picture with better light shows that to be a different person<ref>Published in: [[Chris Smith]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Weapons and Warfare]]'', page 3, also [[Jude Fisher]], ''[[The Return of the King Visual Companion]]'', page 32.</ref>.

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Howe, along with his colleague [[Alan Lee]], was the lead artist for [[The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy]]. Contrary to popular belief, he does not appear as one of the nine [[Nazgûl|Kings of Men]] in the Prologue of [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]. Howe is often identified as the second from the left, but a picture with better light shows that to be a different person<ref>Published in: [[Chris Smith]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Weapons and Warfare]]'', page 3, also [[Jude Fisher]], ''[[The Return of the King Visual Companion]]'', page 32.</ref>.

==Published Artwork==

==Published Artwork==

Howe is one of [[HarperCollins]]' most used artists, and his cover art is frequently featured on translations as well.

Howe is one of [[HarperCollins]]' most used artists, and his cover art is frequently featured on translations as well.

"It was this place in North Island, and we wandered round these fields saying, well, Bag End can go here, that can be our party tree; it was very exciting. It's almost even more fun to have a location imposed upon you, because you really have to get down to brass tacks and figure it out, imagine it on paper. It's a real illustrator's job."